It's time again to review our need for fluoridated water

Jan. 30, 2013

Information on the deleterious effects of fluoride in our drinking water continues to accumulate. It seems that Fort Collins is overdue for a re-evaluation of the policy of adding fluorides to our water.

Dr. Jonathan V. Wright discusses some of this information in the January 2013 issue of his newsletter, Nutrition and Healing.

In a recent review of 27 research reports about fluorides by the Harvard School of Public Health, 26 of these reports came to the conclusion that “fluoride in amounts commonly found in water supplies in the United States is decreasing our children’s IQ by approximately seven points.”

Wright wonders why the media have not reported these “shocking” findings.

Further, the union of approximately 1,500 scientists, engineers and lawyers in the U.S. EPA condemned dumping toxic fluorides in anyone’s drinking water way back in 1999.

What about preventing tooth decay in our children if there is no fluoride in our water? Wright states that xylitol in toothpaste and chewing gum does a better job than fluorides in preventing tooth decay.

Coincidenally, Dr. Joseph Mercola, who has a website (Mercola.com) in which he daily provides health-related information, has long campaigned against adding fluoride to drinking water. His Jan. 20 newsletter starts with the headline: “It can decrease your IQ ...” and features several discussions, including one by a pediatrician, Yolanda Whyte, discussing the toxic effects of fluorides, especially on children.

Fort Collins is a progressive community. However, it seems that Fort Collins is long overdue in re-evaluating the dumping of fluorides into our drinking water.